| Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0148 |
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| Category |
Culinary Items; Pottery |
| Object Name |
Plate |
| Culture |
San Ildefonso Pueblo |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
New Mexico |
| County |
Santa Fe |
| Other Geographic
Data |
San Ildefonso Pueblo |
| Maker's Name |
Maria Martinez (1887-1980), Julian Martinez (1885-1943) |
| Date of Manufacture |
1935 |
| Collection Name |
Elkus Collection (Native American) |
| Materials |
Clay |
| Description |
Round dinner-sized plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and highly burnished; Band of 8 contiguous birdwing patterns (double stacked triangles with concave long side) is painted in matte black slip around interior rim, resulting in negative whirling pattern of same design; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised in script on base. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 2.4, Max Diam = 24.6 |